EP #85: Keerthana Rang - A Career In Communications Spanning From Politics To Tech (Uber, Sidewalk Labs)

Keerthana Rang (@keerthanarang) is the Corporate Communications Lead at @Uber in Canada.She joins Ara on this week’s episode of #TheTamilCreator to discuss transitioning from politics to tech, growing up in the Tamil co-op in Parkdale, how governments & private companies interact to drive innovation forward, her involvement in developing the new @tamilcommunitycentre in Scarborough, if school actually matters in the grand scheme of things, and much more.Follow Keerthana:- LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/keerthanarang/) Timestamps00:19 - Ara introduces this week’s guest, Keerthana Rang00:57 - Keerthana speaks on her upbringing in the GTA03:42 - How she got involved in politics; the impact of living in a co-op06:02 - Taking freedom for granted; the boom of Tamil people in politics 06:39 - Wanting to be a teacher with a house in the suburbs; grade 11 changed things10:23 - Working for the sister company of Google, Sidewalk Labs14:11 - Moving to Radical Ventures: an organization investing in AI to solve real-world problems16:58 - Will the role of governments change as technological innovation continues20:10 - The importance of storytelling and communicating your story; Uber25:04 - What Keerthana’s day-to-day looks like at Uber26:37 - Uber communications staff in Canada versus America27:25 - Being involved in the development of the new Tamil community centre in Scarborough31:00 - When will the community be live and available for people to start making use of it?32:43 - Being a part of the Empire Club: a speaking platform tackling daily issues34:12 - Balancing work and sleep; waking up at 5AM and sleeping at 10PM34:45 - The role of education in hiring in the future; is student debt worth it?40:47 - Her biggest learning lesson on her path to success43:10 - Advice she would give her 16-year-old self44:55 - The personal legacy she wants to be remember for by friends and family46:46 - How Keerthana wants to be remembered by her daughter48:23 - Creator Confessions1:00:09 - The Wrap UpIntro MusicProduced And Mixed By:- The Tamil Creator- YanchanWritten By:- Aravinthan Ehamparam- Yanchan Rajmohan     Support the show